Nottingham Forest vs Man United LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups as Harry Maguire starts
Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Manchester United in the Premier League today.
The Reds are faced with a real struggle to avoid relegation after dropping into the bottom three following a run of four defeats in five. The club have demanded a rapid improvement as Steve Cooper faces pressure to keep his job, despite signing a long-term contract earlier in the campaign.
Meanwhile, Erik ten Hag’s United side are sat in the top four and will go third with a point or better, though they will have to manage the match better than in midweek when they let a two-goal lead slip and drew with Sevilla.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today's game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United LIVE updates
Eriksen replaced Sabitzer in late change to United lineup
Forest XI - Navas, Williams, Felipe, McKenna, Niakgate Lodi, Freuler, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Awoniyi
Man Utd XI - De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Dalot, Eriksen, Fernandes, Casemiro, Sancho, Antony, Martial
Goal - Antony scores from close range after Martial’s initial shot saved (0-1)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 - 1 Manchester United FC
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
17:48
Once again Antony cuts in from the right and tries to bend one into the far corner. This effort has Navas scrambling but it goes just wide of the right post.
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OFF THE BAR! What a hit from Fernandes and that is so close to United's second. The captain plays it short to Eriksen who rolls it back to the Portuguese midfielder. He strikes it first time and viciously from the edge of the box but it's an unbelievable save from Navas to tip it onto the bar and keep the deficit to one goal.
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17:46
Superb fingertip save by Keylor to push Fernandes' effort onto the bar 👏
🌳 0-1 ⚪️ [57'] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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17:46
The woodwork denies @B_Fernandes8 😱#MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:46
Wan-Bissaka has got forward well down the United right and he finds himself in the box on the ball once more. The right-back tries to cut onto his left foot to find a shooting angle but the Forest defence do well to snuff out the chance.
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17:42
United give the ball away cheaply in the midfield and Forest come forward. Williams gets another cross in from the right but Awoniyi can't get enough contact on the ball and it's glanced well-wide of the right post.
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17:40
From the corner, Antony tries a sublime curling effort from outside the box but it's just too high and goes beyond the far post.
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17:39
Sancho and Fernandes combine well around the area and the English winger fires a low cross across the box but no one is on hand at the far post to turn it home.
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17:37
Williams gets forward well and fires a cross into the box. It's cleared away but there's plenty of protestation from the Forest players and the crowd about a handball. The referee is unmoved and play continues.
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17:35
Forest get this second half underway.
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Back underway on Trentside 👊
Tune into our match centre for live minute by minute second-half updates 📲
🌳 0-1 ⚪️ [46’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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17:34
Let's keep pushing, Reds! 😤#MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:30
With Varane, Martinez and Shaw out you have to feel like this United defence is vulnerable but so far Forest have failed to test them enough. They had just four shots in that first half with none of them on target. That has to change in the second half.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
17:21
Antony's goal is the difference between these two sides as United lead 1-0 against Forest at the break. It's been an open encounter with chances for both sides but the one that stuck was from the Brazillian who was on hand to poke home a rebound after Navas denied Martial's effort. Fernandes missed a late opportunity to double United's lead as he headed wide but Forest have had chances themselves, most notably Awoniyi moments who fired over the bar after he was gifted the ball from a Dalot mistake.
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HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
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WIDE! United nearly double their lead on the break. Eriksen whips in an inviting cross into the box and Fernandes is totally unmarked but puts his header wide of the right post. That's a big chance on the stroke of half-time.
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17:18
⏸ We lead at the break! 💪 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:18
We go in trailing at the break.
#NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/2qcuhSzf2i— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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17:18
There will be two minutes of added time to end this first half.
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17:17
Two minutes to be added on at the end of the first half ⏱
🌳 0-1 ⚪️ [45’] #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/OlXv7C2mLK— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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17:16
Lodi makes a good run in behind Wan-Bissaka on the left. The Brazillian volleys it across the box but Lindelof does well up against Awoniyi and wins a foul as the Forest forward looks to connect with the cross.
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17:13
Forest look to spring a counter-attack but it's a poor pass looking for Johnson that allows Lindelof to slide in and clear the ball for a throw-in
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17:12
😀 @Antony00 enjoyed that! #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/zZYpV2zf2I
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:11
Nottingham Forest are winless (D3 L6) and without a clean sheet in their last nine Premier League games. In fact, Forest are winless in all 23 league games in which they've conceded this season (D8 L15), with all six of their victories being to nil.
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17:08
Forest have paid the price for creating such an open game in the middle of the park. They've lacked control and it now looks to be a long way back for the home side.
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17:05
The build-up play from @AnthonyMartial 😮💨 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:04
Forest continue to crowd the six-yard box but Gibbs-White's delivery lets him down this time and the ball goes straight out for a goal kick.
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17:03
Goal Antony Matheus dos Santos
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17:03
ANTONYYYYYY 👊 #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/QYuAdDoICy
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:03
Danilo lines up a shot from outside the box. The contact isn't the cleanest but it deflects off Eriksen for a corner.
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Goal. Antony.
🌳 0-1 ⚪️ [32’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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17:03
🪡 Threading the passes 👌#MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/LDXwAXEqul
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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17:01
Wan-Bissaka tries to cut the ball back into the box but Niakhate does well to prevent a cross and also win a goal kick for his side.
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16:58
A fast-paced opening 2️⃣5️⃣ minutes at The City Ground! #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/x4v9pJCcB5
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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16:57
It's another enticing delivery from the Forest corner and again it is aimed at the far post. McKenna rises highest and gets his head on it but can't quite direct it on target.
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16:56
Maguire recovers well on the spin and clears the ball out for a corner as Awoniyi looks to latch onto Lodi's pass into the right channel.
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16:56
Scott hits the post with a header from a corner 😩
🌳 0-0 ⚪️ [24’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:54
Fernandes has been the best player on the pitch so far and he delivers another tempting low cross into the box. Martial can't divert it goalwards at the near post and no United player gambles on it at the back stick.
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16:52
Forest go straight up the other end and win a corner. It's a crowded six-yard box and the ball ricochets off the arm of Maguire before Johnson fails to turn home the loose ball. There's a VAR check but no penalty is given.
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16:51
SAVE!! The first big chance falls to United but it's a great save by Navas. The home side's midfield is nowhere to be seen and United drive through the middle of the pitch. Antony can't get a shot of with his left foot but the lose ball bounces to Fernandes whose half-volley is caught clean but denied by the strong right hand of Navas.
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16:49
What a save by Keylor to deny Fernandes 👏
🌳 0-0 ⚪️ [18’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:48
A fast-paced start on Trentside with plenty of action in either box.
Sancho saw a shot on the rebound well blocked by Felipe inside the first minute, before Taiwo’s close-range effort was crucially denied by Wan-Bissaka down the other end.
🌳 0-0 ⚪️ [17’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:46
Maguire drives forward with the ball but a lack of communication with Wan-Bissaka means he inadvertently passes the ball straight out for a throw-in.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:44
The Forest forward is up again and able to continue.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:43
⚪️ U N I T E D ⚪️ #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/ws1x0Ujxyx
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:43
There's an early concern for Forest as Johnson goes down after a collision with Lindelof.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:41
Fernandes has got on the ball well in these early stages and his tempting cross is headed out for a corner by Felipe. The corner is delivered but Forest can clear.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:39
Dalot lines up an effort on the edge of the box but it sails high over the bar.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:39
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:38
Niakhate's long throw casues problems inside the United box. The loose ball bobbles around and eventually falls at the feet of Awoniyi but his effort is blocked well by Wan-Bissaka.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:37
Forest certainly looking to get at Maguire in these early stages but he does well to clear the ball under pressure from Johnson.
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16:34
Yellow Card Jacob Harry Maguire
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16:34
Maguire is booked for a foul on Taiwo on halfway 🟡
🌳 0-0 ⚪️ [3’] #NFOMUN— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:34
A fast start from the away side down the right and Antony cross into the box can only be parried as far as Sancho but his effort is blocked well by Felipe.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:32
United get this game underway!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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▶️ We’re under way at The City Ground.#MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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🔁 An injury picked up in the warm-up by Marcel Sabitzer means @ChrisEriksen8 starts for United.
Nathan Bishop is added to the bench.#MUFC || #NFOMUN https://t.co/XD5KuUcTUu— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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COME ON YOU REDS ❤️
🌳 0-0 ⚪️ [1’] #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/HZi5RMckwg— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:24
Manchester United have won their last nine games against Nottingham Forest in all competitions, beating them three times this season alone (once in the league, twice in the EFL Cup). The Red Devils have beaten a side four times in a season twice before, doing so against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993-94 and Chelsea in 2010-11.
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Ready for battle 👊
Tune into our match centre for live minute by minute updates of #NFOMUN 📲— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:23
Ten Hag makes three changes to his United side that drew 2-2 with Sevilla on Thursday. As expected, Varane and Martinez are unavailable at centre-back and so Lindelof and Maguire come in. Tyrell Malacia has also picked up an injury meaning Dalot starts at left-back.
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Cooper makes four changes from the Forest side that lost 2-0 to Aston Villa. They revert back to a back five with McKenna and Lodi coming into the defence. Freuler is preferred in midfield while Awoniyi returns up front. Toffolo, Worrall and Shelvey drop to the bench but Cheikhou Kouyate misses out altogether with another injury.
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16:21
Wearing the armband ©️ pic.twitter.com/6PbCHqowDj
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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🗣 The boss explains @TyrellMalaciia's absence from today’s squad. #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Brandon Williams, Anthony Elanga, Zidane Iqbal, Christian Eriksen, Facundo Pellistri, Marc Jurado, Fred, Jack Butland, Wout Weghorst.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot; Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes; Antony, Marcel Sabitzer, Jadon Sancho; Anthony Martial.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Joe Worrall, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Wayne Hennessey, Andre Ayew, Jonjo Shelvey, Jesse Jesse Lingard, Harry Toffolo, Orel Mangala.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-1-2): Keylor Navas; Felipe, Scott McKenna, Moussa Niakhate; Neco Williams, Remo Freuler, Danilo, Renan Lodi; Morgan Gibbs-White; Taiwo Awoniyi, Brennan Johnson.
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Fired up for Forest! 🔥 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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Manchester United, meanwhile, also have a host of issues to contend with. At 2-0 up against Sevilla after 20 minutes in midweek, things were looking rosy for Erik ten Hag's side. However, two late goals and two crucial injuries to Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez changed the feeling around the club somewhat. They still face that tricky second leg next week but must first negotiate this fixture without their first-choice centre-back pairing as well as top goalscorer Marcus Rashford and key performer Luke Shaw. Defeats on Saturday from Tottenham and Newcastle, however, does mean that with a win, United could move into third and strengthen their bid for a top-four spot.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:06
Out we go ⬆️ pic.twitter.com/5Qum0kNBXJ
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:06
For Nottingham Forest, the pressure on manager Steve Cooper will be mounting with each passing week. The board have come out and reaffirmed their support but that may be tested if the Forest boss can't turn around the club's form sooner rather than later. They currently sit 18th in the league and without a win in nine consecutive games. A win today would move them outside the relegation zone after defeats for Everton and Leeds on Saturday.
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Hello and welcome to this live commentary fo the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United from the City Ground,
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Representing the GK Union 🧤 #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/EeCsdg2K3w
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
Confirmed lineups - Nottingham Forest vs Man United
15:52 , Karl Matchett
Starting lineups for both teams:
Forest XI - Navas, Williams, Felipe, Niakhate, Lodi, Freuler, McKenna, Danilo, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Awoniyi
Man Utd XI - De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Dalot, Sabitzer, Fernandes, Casemiro, Sancho, Antony, Martial
🔁 Four changes from #AVLNFO.
🏴 Scott returns to the XI.
🇳🇬 Taiwo leads the line.
Introducing your Forest line-up for #NFOMUN 📋 pic.twitter.com/PSgzFLxPaV— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
Our team is locked in! 🔒 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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16:00
Here come the Reds! 👊 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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16:00
Checking in on Trentside 👋 pic.twitter.com/kKDLyc5WD0
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:00
🔎 A peak inside today's changing room!#MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:00
Our team is locked in! 🔒 #MUFC || #NFOMUN
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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15:30
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:00
🔁 Four changes from #AVLNFO.
🏴 Scott returns to the XI.
🇳🇬 Taiwo leads the line.
Introducing your Forest line-up for #NFOMUN 📋 pic.twitter.com/PSgzFLxPaV— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
16:00
Afternoon, boss 👋 #MUFC || #NFOMUN pic.twitter.com/aAIYrkhVDz
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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16:00
🇨🇷 @NavasKeylor pic.twitter.com/tlnMsBUpPg
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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16:00
😁 @Morgangibbs27 pic.twitter.com/USNe8abji0
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
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⏳Less than 3️⃣0️⃣ minutes until team news...
How do you expect United to line up for #NFOMUN? 👇#MUFC || #PL— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 16, 2023
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Renan 🤝 Brennan pic.twitter.com/SjyQixpbAM
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) April 16, 2023
